"I tried to get him in the house but he would not go … the house became engulfed and the electricity started popping. When this happened I knew that the babies could not be alive." --Diane Barbee, neighbor

Conducted eight days after the Dec. 23, 1991, fire. FOGG: Did anyone come up to help you, any of the neighbors, any strangers come up to help you before the … arrival of the fire department? WILLINGHAM: Nobody. There was a few people accumulatin' but they was just standin' around.

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